r18novel Chapter 111 A miracle occurs, and everyone is astonished!
Chapter 111 A miracle occurs, and everyone is astonished!
Chapter 111 A miracle occurs, and everyone is astonished!
The earth was a vast expanse of desolation.
The parched earth, even the soil, had turned a hard, grayish-white color, cracked everywhere. From the air, it looked like a piece of grayish-white glass covered with fine cracks.
But at that moment, countless water vapors began to permeate the wasteland.
The moisture was so concentrated that it almost instantly moistened the grayish-white soil, turning it into a texture like lakebed silt. Then, all the moist soil receded rapidly, and a huge circular pit covering tens of millions of acres suddenly appeared in this vast, endless wasteland.
It resembles an inland lake that is about to dry up.
No, it's much larger than an inland lake, covering an area of ten million acres—almost equivalent to a large city!
The moisture became even denser, and droplets of water began to condense in the air. These droplets quickly merged together, forming water spheres, which then continued to merge—
As they merged, countless drops of water began to fall from the air, as if trying to fill the enormous crater, which was comparable in size to a large city.
Gradually, clear water filled the bottom of the giant pit, so clear that one could almost imagine how sweet and refreshing it was.
As more and more water spheres fell, it was as if the gods were using the giant pit as a cup, and the water in the pit rose rapidly.
It felt as if the temperature of this wasteland had dropped a few degrees.
Almost instantly, the giant pit was filled, the lake surface opened up and rippled, and the lake water rippled with a refreshing breeze.
And so, a lake so vast that its boundaries were invisible was born!
Xia Fa was completely shocked. If you were to ask what a miracle is, then this was undoubtedly a miracle!
A massive lake, covering ten million acres—equivalent to the size of a large city—suddenly appeared in a barren wasteland on Planet Dark, a place so arid it was devoid of any sign of life.
Once again, he truly experienced the power of "God".
Moreover, this is only a portion of the remaining powers of a fallen Outer God. What about the nine Great Gods?
The ancient Roman-style arena, with its circular stands, was now completely silent.
Silence. It was so quiet that even breathing seemed inaudible. Whether human, giant, or blade man, almost all the spectators were fixed on the moment the giant lake was born.
This scene was also presented to everyone present in the sky above the arena, as if a god was fulfilling his promise. After a moment, all the giants in the giant stands stood up excitedly!
Some of the giants pointed to the scene in the sky, their lips trembling, but they could not speak.
Some giants embraced and cheered each other, regardless of whether they knew each other or not, and some were even so happy that they kissed strangers.
Some of the giants were wiping away tears, their expressions deeply moved.
Most of those participating in this fog carnival were ordinary people, since the number of superhumans was extremely small.
For the Titan civilians on Planet Dark, especially those living near the desert, water scarcity has always been a major problem. They only dare to take a bath once every few years, and some Titans simply don't bathe at all.
They desperately craved cool water, longed to drink it, even to gulp it down, longed for a refreshing bath, and longed to have water to drink after a day's work.
In fact, the giant royal family of Dak – the remnants of the Titans – has been trying to solve this problem.
However, prayers to the gods rarely receive a response. Even the strongest superhuman on Dark Star, the Giant King Giant, could not create such a miracle. At most, he could solve the water shortage problem for some giants in the tribes, but it was not sustainable.
Now, with this giant lake, they can even relocate the giant civilians to the surrounding area, forming a completely new kingdom!
"Praise be to the Lord! Praise be to the silent mist of the earth! Praise be to the Mist King! Praise be to the Mist People!"
"That's wonderful, that's absolutely wonderful!"
"Tratiss truly lives up to his reputation as the grandson of the Giant King; he saved our giant race!"
"I'll never have to worry about running out of water again, and I won't have to wait all day just to get a small cup of water!"
"Tregasus—a hero of our giant race!"
"Fortunately, the Giant King had the foresight to send his grandson as reinforcements. If it had been any other Bacterium-level Giant, they might not have been able to defeat that human bounty hunter!"
The giants discussed excitedly, praising everything that could be praised, and extolling the giant who had defeated the Blademen and humans in the Bacterium-level region.
The Blademen and the human audience then realized why the giant was so strong; he was actually the grandson of the Giant King Giant!
Without a doubt, this giant named Terrathus became a hero among the giants!
In the sky, the scene suddenly began to shrink, like water being absorbed by a sponge on a table.
But just before the image disappeared, everyone clearly saw several giants dressed in animal skirts appear beside the giant lake. They were so excited that they trembled all over, as if they couldn't believe it was real. They even knelt down and kissed the wet ground beside the lake, and then clasped their hands together and stretched them out to the sky in a devout manner.
The image finally disappeared completely, but the audience in the circular stands of the arena could no longer contain their anticipation and excitement.
Conquering a divine land in the desert can actually expand it ten million times and manifest it in the real world!
If even a lake with only fresh water is like this, what about the oil fields? The mines? Even the potato fields, wheat fields, and hunting grounds that the refugees of the Kingdom of Augu need most right now?
In the fungus-level region, the giant named Tratessus had his flame markings disappear. He sat by the lake, panting, and after resting for a while, he did not choose to go to support the insect-level region. He seemed to have great confidence in his kin in the insect-level region, and then lay down on a sand iron tree by the lake and fell into a deep sleep.
"The intelligence was wrong. It seems the giants were lucky. There was actually a demigod in the place where they were covered by fog."
Inside the tunnel, Lieutenant General Bedivet murmured to himself.
Prince Ariman shook his head:
"Don't be afraid, Princess Victoria will definitely win. As long as we can get that hunting ground and expand it ten million times to manifest in our Augu Kingdom, we can solve the problem of one-third of the refugees. We can just let them all migrate to that hunting ground. They can hunt on the same day and fill their stomachs on the same day, and they can survive until the autumn harvest."
He paused slightly, a look of longing for that scene appearing on his face, and continued:
"Even the furs obtained from hunting can be sold in the market and exchanged for gold pounds or other necessities."
Lieutenant General Bedivet shook his head:
"One-third is too little. What about the remaining two-thirds of the refugees?"
Prince Ariman sighed softly, lowered his head slightly, and looked down at the ground:
"Then it all depends on luck. If we can seize the wheat field or potato field, the other two-thirds of the refugees will no longer have to suffer from hunger. But if we only seize the orchard, it will only solve the problem of one-fifth of the refugees at most."
His face was full of worry, and he wasn't faking it. Now that only he and Lieutenant General Bedivere were left in the tunnel, he didn't need to pretend.
As for the two doll girls, Benedict and Annas, they had already been sent to the audience seats when Princess Shafa and Princess Victoria went to battle.
Lieutenant General Bedivet laughed heartily:
"Don't be afraid. According to you, we can't even win one out of three matches? It's just a pity that in this insect-level region of Xiafa, the God's Land is an oil field. Although this oil field is useful, we really can't use that much oil."
He suddenly thought of something and changed the subject:
"By the way, I heard you donated a whopping 500,000 gold pounds to help the refugees this time? You're really generous."
Prince Ariman shook his head, his tone rather indifferent:
"The refugees are all citizens of our Kingdom of Augu. Five hundred thousand gold pounds is nothing. If my properties weren't so hard to sell and the cash value so low, I could have given even more. After all—"
He raised his head and looked towards the horizon:
"Only when there are a large enough number of ordinary people can more extraordinary individuals be born."
A small desert world, an insect-level region.
Xia Fa withdrew his gaze, but a hint of determination appeared in his dark eyes as he continued on his way.
He planned to finish the battle quickly and then head to the Wolf-level area to help the human warriors capture the orchard in the Land of Gods.
It wasn't that he didn't want to raid the wheat or potato fields, but rather that he had to cross the wolf-level area to reach the higher elephant and whale-level areas.
The wolf-level area corresponds to the orchard, a divine land.
The corresponding divine land for an elephant-level region is a potato field. The corresponding divine land for a whale-level region is a wheat field.
As for the mining areas corresponding to the Eagle-level regions, the Kingdom of Augu doesn't seem to have a shortage of metal mines. With time running out, Xiafa had no choice but to give up.
In his estimation, securing the orchard and wheat field would be a great success, since there wasn't enough time to manage all three simultaneously.
Just as he was thinking this, Xia Fa suddenly stopped, his spiritual intuition sending a faint warning of danger through him.
That's right, it was just like a gentle breeze blowing across a lake, a danger warning so subtle it couldn't be more subtle.
Xia Fa did not become complacent because of this; he leaped back and instantly entered a fighting stance.
puff!
Almost the instant he leaped away, two sharp blades suddenly emerged from the sand where he had been standing!
The blade was clearly intended to sever his Achilles tendons, aiming to render him incapacitated.
Unfortunately, Xia Fa's spiritual intuition was too sharp, and he avoided it directly.
"Blade Man—"
Xia Fa's gaze narrowed slightly as he stared at the sand where the blade protruded.
The next moment, a slender figure, about two meters tall, emerged from the sand as the yellow sand billowed up.
If you only look at his face, you might mistake him for a young human.
However, the blades that replaced his hands and feet clearly indicated that he was a member of the Blademan race, one of the top five strongest races among the many demi-human races.
Xia Fa's gaze fell on his blade-like feet, which were hovering about a centimeter above the sand.
"I see-""
Xia Fa had previously speculated that since the Blade People's hands and feet had evolved into blades, wouldn't it be very inconvenient for them to walk on mud or even sand like this?
Given the sharpness of the blades on the hands and feet of the Blademen, they could probably crush even the most unstable stone floors.
Therefore, they must have a way to deal with it.
However, Xia Fa did not expect that the Blade People were born with the ability to levitate, although the levitation height was not high, only one or two centimeters.
The blade-wielding man crossed his blades briefly, then bowed slightly to Xia Fa, politely issuing a duel invitation.
If he hadn't just tried to ambush her, Xia Fa would have even thought he was a polite and upright gentleman.
Because he was in a hurry to get on his way, Xia Fa didn't bother with him and stretched out one hand, pinching him from a distance.
The human with the blade had already gathered all his power and was preparing to attack Xia Fa, but immediately, with a flick of Xia Fa's wrist, his entire body was encased in a huge block of ice, the size of a house.
The huge block of ice fell and crashed into the sand, raising countless grains of sand.
Xia Fa didn't even glance at him, and continued on his way to the Land of Gods.
The arena, the circular stands, the human section.
Many humans were initially focused on the regions of elephants, whales, and demigods, even though the warriors from these regions were still on their way.
But suddenly, someone exclaimed in surprise, and everyone looked towards the insect-level area.
Then, everyone saw the Blademan warriors launch a sneak attack on Xia Fa, but Xia Fa anticipated it and easily dodged it. Then, with a casual flick of his wrist...
The image shows the Blademan warrior being frozen directly inside a block of ice the size of a house.
Most importantly, Xia Fa remained extremely calm throughout, even expressionless, as if he had encountered a small insect rather than a Blademan race superhuman of the same insect-level rank.
This is not just contempt, not even disdain, it's outright disregard!
"Who is this young man? He seems to be far stronger than someone of his rank."
"A casual strike actually suppressed a Blademan of the same rank?"
"I've heard that the Blade People aren't among the most powerful demi-human races in terms of combat strength?"
"Haha, that Blade Man even tried to ambush us, now he's frozen unconscious! Serves him right!"
"This man's name is Xia Fa! He's from our Rum City! Sigh, just a few days ago he was an ordinary person like me, unemployed and staying at home."
"Shafa? I think I've heard of him. Wasn't he the one who killed a snow demon that was twice out of control and at the elephant level with a single blow?"
"Now that you mention it, I remember, but that's because I had Baal's Blade in my hand."
"I didn't expect him to be so strong even without the Baal Blade. He's probably strong enough to fight an Eagle-class enemy now, right?"
Everyone started discussing it with curiosity, mainly because Xia Fa's pinch was so casual, yet the effect was so amazing.
Many extraordinary individuals recalled the rumors they had heard a few days ago, while ordinary people had no idea that Xia Fa existed, but they are now gradually becoming familiar with him.
When Tyrene heard everyone praising Shafa, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Axor was overjoyed, almost to the point of announcing that Shafa would also be named Augustus.
Cardan frowned slightly:
"Judging from Xia Fa's behavior, is he planning to quickly occupy the God's Land in the Insect-level region and then go to help the human fighters in the Eagle-level region?"
Axel smiled and said:
"That should be the case. In that case, we humans can get at least two of the seven divine lands, haha. It's just a pity that they are oil fields and mineral deposits, which our Augu Kingdom doesn't lack much."
Cardan shook his head:
"He's overestimating himself. This time, both the Giant Clan and the Blade Clan have sent elite superhumans. Xia Fa can handle ordinary Eagle-level superhumans, but if he faces an elite, especially one who has signed three high-level secret contracts, then he'll be in danger."
Axor was about to retort, but suddenly his expression tensed up, and he turned to look at the small world, no longer speaking.
Because he could clearly see that Xia Fa had already reached the outside of the oil field in the insect-level area.
A giant nearly four meters tall, carrying a giant sword, was sitting on a boulder next to the oil field, quietly waiting for him.
In the desert, about ten meters in front of the oil field...
Xia Fa's gaze narrowed slightly as he looked at the giant sitting beside the boulder.
This giant's height far exceeds the average giant's three meters, reaching a staggering four meters. Without a doubt, it must be a member of the giant royal family.
Could it be that this fog just happened to cover the giant or the land granted to him by his father?
The sound of the giant sword tip striking the boulder rang out. The giant had stood up, and with a casual flick of his hand holding the giant sword, he shattered the boulder into pieces.
This shows how heavy the giant sword was.
The giant lowered his head, his gaze sweeping down upon Xia Fa, and spoke in a deep voice:
"Brother, I'll give you a chance. Surrender now, knock yourself out, or don't interfere with my capture, and I might let you leave alive."
Before Xia Fa could respond, he continued:
"Let me be frank. I am a member of the Giant Royal Family, also known as the Titans. Moreover, I have awakened a talent from my ancestral Titans. If I go all out, I can even defeat an Eagle-level superhuman who is one rank higher than me. You are definitely no match for me."
Xia Fa shook his head, sighed softly, and, too lazy to waste any more words with the giant, reached out and pinched him from afar.
The giant seemed to immediately sense something, and with a roar, he swung his greatsword around in a sudden circle.
Wow!
Flame threads emanated from the blade of his greatsword, instantly melting the countless tiny crystal fragments that appeared in the air.
Xia Fa showed a hint of surprise on his face, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He reached out again and pinched her from a distance.
click!
This time, the giant didn't even have a chance to swing his sword. First, his entire body was instantly frozen stiff, covered in white frost. Then, he was completely frozen by the giant block of ice, which was as big as a villa.
Boom!
The stone fell to the ground at an angle, nearly stirring up a π-shaped sandstorm, demonstrating its immense weight.
Xia Fa remained expressionless. As an insect-level superhuman, he didn't need to put in too much effort, regardless of whether the superhuman was an elite among demi-humans.
Of course, he used this method by drawing upon the burning sensation in every single cell of his body, a sensation as thick as a chopstick.
But unlike the burning sensation that only surges forth when there is a crisis in the heart meridian, the burning sensation in all the cells of his body is something he develops through physical training. It is generated immediately upon application, inexhaustible, so why not use it, since he is in a hurry anyway.
Without much thought, Xia Fa strode towards the oil field not far ahead.
According to the rules, there are two methods of occupation.
First, arrive at the oil field first, and stand on the edge of the oil field for more than one hour without encountering a battle.
Along the way, any battle encountered will be considered an interruption, requiring you to start over.
Another method is to make the other two opponents in the same area unconscious and unable to fight, and then walk directly to the Land of God's Chaos to successfully occupy it.
Whether it's chewing or stimulating, it's fine, but temporary physical or mental control for a short period of time doesn't count; it must last more than ten minutes.
Clearly, this desert world is governed by some kind of eerie "rules." The blade-wielding man was frozen to death, while the giant was completely frozen solid, his body refusing to melt or even rust.
Therefore, simply walking to the edge of the oil field is enough to constitute a successful occupation.
Just as Xia Fa reached the oil field, golden rays suddenly shot out from it.
The golden light surged toward Xia Fa, circled around him once, and then disappeared into the air.
Xia Fa looked up at the sky, and sure enough, the scene that looked like yesterday's paint had changed again.
The scene in the picture, however, is a forest.
Xia Fa didn't recognize the forest at first glance, realizing it definitely wasn't near Rum City.
Just then, the scene suddenly shifted downwards, landing on the soil below the forest, allowing everyone to see the cross-section of the soil directly.
In the soil were the skeletons of many animals, large and small, worms crawling around, and even the nests of some animals.
The image only flashed briefly in the cross-section of the soil before moving down to the granite layer of the metamorphic crust, and then down to the mudstone layer.
Apart from the extraordinary individuals who traversed freely through the earth, everyone else was stunned, never expecting such a scene to exist beneath the earth.
The video continues downwards until it reaches the shale and sandstone layers, at which point it stops.
Black, viscous oil gushed out from the sandstone shale, which was originally full of holes and fissures, and quickly expanded.
Like that giant lake, the oil fields have expanded to an area the size of a large city, a full ten million acres.
But that's not all. In the heart of the oilfield, the mudstone and granite layers, and even the soil above, were directly eroded and transformed.
An oil field of about ten acres has formed on the surface, seemingly for direct extraction by humans, and it is still bubbling.
While this miracle may not be as awe-inspiring as the appearance of a giant lake in a dry wasteland, it is still worthy of being called a miracle.
The giants were utterly shocked, for their civilization was far from being able to utilize oil.
Only some old giants knew that oil could be used as a cement-like adhesive in building houses, as a protective agent for people, and even as a medicinal ingredient.
But it's ironic that this relates to separating petroleum into fuel oil and gasoline, supplying internal combustion engines or large-scale production, and manufacturing fertilizers, plastics, etc.
Various chemical solutions are unchangeable; they simply don't have any concept of them.
Even the audience in the Kingdom of Augu, especially some of the chemistry or physics PhDs, could not possibly know so much.
In the entire Roman Colosseum, it is estimated that only Xia Facheng was fully aware of the various uses of petroleum.
However, this did not stop the spectators in the human stands from cheering and praising.
"Success! Xia Fa has captured the oil fields in the Land of Transformation!"
"My God, so much oil! It's a wonder they used it all as oil lamps; it would probably last for hundreds of lifetimes!"
"Shafa is quite strong. I didn't expect that even that giant was no match for him!"
"Such a large block of ice, this must be the strength of an Eagle-level transcendent being, right?"
"I heard that Shafa is an extraordinary descendant of the Baal behemoth, maybe he has some kind of talent."
"Regardless, we humans have obtained a piece of divine land, even if it's just an oil field!"
In the stands, Cardan shook his head slightly, and even Tyrene frowned.
Several demigods could see that Xia Fa had obviously used his talent of elemental expansion to condense such a huge block of ice, which directly froze the giant royal family member whose strength seemed to far exceed that of an insect-level being.
The problem is that the elemental surge can only be used once a day, or rather, only once a day unless the spirit is fully restored.
Is Xia Fa being used like this because he's not planning to support the other human fighters?
Why is he in such a hurry to get going?
If he still sacrifices himself to support other human fighters, will he still have any fighting power after using his external elemental expansion talent?
Just as the demigods were puzzled, Xia Fa withdrew his gaze and prepared to head towards the Eagle-level area.
But suddenly, the golden light reappeared.
Xia Fa saw the change clearly this time; it wasn't golden light, but golden mist.
The mist condensed into round holes, each corresponding to a different area behind it.
From left to right, the rows are: the orchard corresponding to the wolf-level area, the potato field corresponding to the elephant-level area, the wheat field corresponding to the whale-level area, and the hunting ground corresponding to the demigod area, all marked with secret text.
"Hmm? The battle in the Eagle-level area has ended too?"
Xia Fa was somewhat surprised, not expecting the battles in the three regions to have ended so quickly, including the insect-level region where he was located. Thinking about it, he took a step forward and headed towards the potato field corresponding to the metamorphic region.
Compared to wheat, potatoes have a more comprehensive and richer nutritional value. Especially during times of famine, refugees can even meet their daily nutritional needs by eating only potatoes.
On the other hand, the circular map was rapidly flashing images of the fighters from various regions. The three fighters from the whale-level region were all on their way, while the three fighters from the elephant-level region were already engaged in a fierce battle. All three sides were approaching that potato field.
Anyway, judging from the situation, it's only thanks to Ying Bian and Cheng's immediate teleportation that Xia Fa and his team were able to choose the Transformation-level area.
Without the slightest hesitation, he stepped directly into the circular gate formed by the golden mist.
The arena, in the circular stands.
"What? Xia Fa is crazy! What's he doing in the elephant-level region?"
Yaxor couldn't help but cry out, but it wasn't out of doubt or anger, but rather out of deep concern.
It is well known that in battles between elephant-level superhumans, especially elite elephant-level superhumans of the three races, Xia Fa, an insect-level superhuman, could be seriously injured or even die if he only gets slightly hit!
Terrean was also somewhat puzzled:
"Now that the battle in the Eagle-level area is over, he should withdraw immediately—"
However, Cardan's eyes suddenly filled with interest:
"This guy seems to be hiding some secret. Do you think he's stupid? Would he go to the Elephant-level region to die without some tricks up his sleeve?"
Upon hearing Cardan's words, the other two demigods realized what was happening.
Yes, Xia Fa isn't stupid, why would he go to his death?
They were so worried about Xia Fa's safety that they were momentarily confused, but they have now come to their senses.
However, without Baal's Blade in hand, and with the Elemental Surge talent also useless, what means does Xia Fa have to fight against an Elephant-level superhuman while being a Bug-level superhuman?
"Could there be some kind of sealed artifact—?"
Yaxo murmured, a hint of expectation flickering in his eyes, though his worry remained undiminished.